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Kayongo Dan and Nambalirwa Hariet v Ssebuliba Tonny and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 332 of 2026)

High Court · [2026] UGHCFD 26 · 2026 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for extension of time to file inventory in administration cause
Decision
Applicants granted leave to file inventory within two months from 23 March 2026

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Holding

The High Court granted the administrators of an estate leave to file an inventory out of time. The administrators had been granted Letters of Administration in 2013 and re-granted in 2025, but failed to file the inventory within the six-month statutory period under Section 273(1) of the Succession Act. The court accepted their explanation that they needed time to establish and confirm estate properties, and granted a two-month extension to file the inventory.

Outcome

Applicants granted leave to file inventory within two months from 23 March 2026

Facts

Kayongo Dan and Nambalirwa Hariet were granted Letters of Administration for the estate of the Late Kikonyogo Dick on 10 January 2013 via Administration Cause No. 0237 of 2013. The Letters were extended on 2 June 2025 for one year ending 2 June 2026. The administrators failed to file an inventory within the six-month period prescribed by Section 273(1) of the Succession Act. They explained that the delay was due to the time required to establish and confirm the properties belonging to the estate. They prepared an inventory and sought court leave to file it out of time. The beneficiaries did not oppose the application.

Issues

  1. Whether there is sufficient cause to warrant the grant of this Application for extension of time to file an inventory?

Orders

  • Application granted.
  • Applicants granted leave to file a full and accurate inventory of the estate of the Late Kikonyogo Dick within two months from the date of this Ruling.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Administration of Estates — Inventory — Extension of Time to File
Where an administrator fails to file an inventory within the six-month period prescribed by Section 273(1) of the Succession Act for sufficient cause, the court has discretion under Section 96 of the Civil Procedure Act to extend time for filing the inventory even after the prescribed period has expired.
Extension of Time — Discretion of Court — Sufficient Cause
The court may enlarge time fixed for doing any act prescribed by the Civil Procedure Act upon such terms as the justice of the case may require, and the enlargement may be ordered even though the application is made after expiration of the time appointed.

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Kayongo Dan and Nambalirwa Hariet v Ssebuliba Tonny and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 332 of 2026) [2026] UGHCFD 26 (23 March 2026)
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